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The Pamphlet Heard Round the World
More than sixty years after the first battle of the American Revolution, Ralph Waldo Emerson commemorated the clash between colonial patriots and British redcoats at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, in his immortal poem Concord...
Benjamin Franklin’s Resolutions
New Year resolutions are nearly as old as recorded history, harkening back to the ancient Babylonians more than 4000 years ago. What has changed is the date of the new year itself. In those earlier times, the spring planting season was considered the beginning of...
Dateline: December 23, 1783
After nearly eight years of service as Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington resigned his commission at a ceremony at the Maryland State House in Annapolis where the Continental Congress was meeting. Following a...
Bill of Rights Institute, My Impact Challenge
Sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute, My Impact Challenge is an opportunity for students to win up to $10,000, boost college applications and resumes, be recognized in the community, and connect with other young people by sharing their active engagement in...
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From “No” to “the Ayes Have It”
It was Monday, September 17, 1787. For more than three months, representatives from twelve of the newly independent states had argued bitterly on a wide range of issues, including whether the newly proposed constitution should have a strong or weak executive;...
Best-ever Books – The American Revolution
Amazon sells more than 12,000 books on the “Revolution and Founding.” Where do you begin and what are the most credible and reliable sources and authors? The editors of the Journal of the American Revolution have compiled a list of what they consider to be the...
A Tale of Two Christmases
Charles Dickens’ literary masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities, opens with these memorable words, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of...
From Pastors to Patriots
It was September 11 and the sounds of destruction could be heard thirty miles away. That morning, the pastor of Augustus Church recorded in his journal that the sounds of violence were “heavy and long continuing.” But they were not the result of planes...
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